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Meat packing plant caught fudging ‘best before’ dates

Jim Thompson — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:51:54 +0000

By Joanna Smith, The Toronto Star

A Toronto meat packing plant was caught fudging the “best before” dates on packages of ham about a month before it had to recall peppercorn salami when samples tested positive for potentially deadly bacteria. [More...]

Food Issues

Jim Thompson — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:04:35 +0000

Ottawa Citizen

The federal government continues to have some explaining to do about Canada’s food-safety system. [More...]

Minister defends meat-inspection system

Jim Thompson — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:38:17 +0000

By Christina Spencer, Sun Media

The federal government defended its ready-to-eat meat-inspection system Wednesday after charges that it upholds a higher standard for meats destined for the United States than for foods consumed only in Canada. [More...]

Walkom: Tainted meat and red tape

Jim Thompson — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:50:45 +0000

By Thomas Walkom, Toronto Star

In theory, everyone likes getting rid of red tape. When federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced earlier this month that the Conservative government would set up a commission to do just that, many Canadians cheered. [More...]

Minister defends food inspection system

Jim Thompson — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:47:30 +0000

By Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News Service

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz defended Canada’s food-safety system yesterday after internal records surfaced showing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is scrambling to maintain an increased presence at meat processing plants to adhere to American food-safety standards. [More...]

U.S. had to force Canada to beef up meat inspections: union

Jim Thompson — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:41:33 +0000

The Canadian Press

The union representing the country’s food inspectors says Canada increased its meat-plant inspection schedule only after complaints from the United States. [More...]

Questions raised about gap in food inspection standards

Jim Thompson — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:39:50 +0000

By Gloria Galloway, Globe and Mail

As investigators probe an unusual number of listeriosis cases in Ontario this year alongside a new tainted-meat recall, food inspectors have raised fresh questions about gaps between Canadian and U.S. food safety regimes. [More...]

U.S. regulations forcing more meat inspections in Canada

Jim Thompson — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:33:28 +0000

By Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News Service

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is scrambling to maintain an increased presence at dozens of large meat-processing plants after auditors from the United States Department of Agriculture found inspections were too infrequent to meet U.S. food-safety standards, newly released internal records show. [More...]

Another listeria scare at a Toronto meat processing plant

Jim Thompson — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:00:14 +0000

Listeriosis cases linked to deli meat

Jim Thompson — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:34:08 +0000

By Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News Service

Ontario’s chief medical officer confirmed Friday a genetic match between listeriosis cases and contaminated deli meat produced at a federally regulated meat plant — the first match since Canada was rocked in the summer of 2008 with a deadly outbreak. [More...]